What we learned from Red Sox opener: Roman Anthony’s poise, Marcelo Mayer’s readiness and more

The Red Sox were off Friday following Opening Day on Thursday. Here's more news, notes and observations from Game 1 of 162.
Smithsonian Magazine

Nine Black College Students Were Arrested in 1961 for Reading at a Segregated Public Library. Their Contributions to the Civil Rights Movement Have Long Been Ov…

Known as the Tougaloo Nine, the demonstrators staged a sit-in that helped the NAACP push for the desegregation of public ...

Java 26 with JVM optimizations, HTTP/3, and finally no Applet API

The current OpenJDK 26 is strategically important and not only brings exciting innovations but also eliminates legacy issues ...
GitHub

Java Platform Extension for Visual Studio Code

See the VS Code Tips wiki for a quick primer on getting started with VS Code. Setting up the JDK The extension requires JDK 17 or newer to run. Optionally, set a different JDK to compile and run ...